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[Man-of-Mystery]



What a photo.The guy on the far left,pants tucked into socks,a prot-Chav?    Thanks for the link to Levi's Sirryacus,but my jacket has no care label.No biggie.

Appears to be one of Bestie's training-mates, not one of the fans.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]



We have Photos of Mods/Skins from Satelite Towns around London( I have written about these)where they got their inspirations from London,not the North.On Saturday/Sunday mornings you could get the Fast to London(in Guildfords` Case,you could get to Waterloo in half an hour)and then go "Up West" or wherever.There were loads that did this-from all around London.You would meet in a Shop and chat.On the Line through Guildford,you had Woking,Surbiton,Walton-on-Thames all big Skin Towns.They also went to Football that way.So what would been worn 25/30 miles away would be worn in London.That happened in Manchester as well(if I have read the "Twisted Wheel" Book correctlt)but greater distances,because of People going to the Club.

Put that way it makes perfect sense.

I don't think anyone would have claimed that satellite towns of London could have been influenced by the North. Certainly I haven't.

Now I think back to my experiences in 68/69, it occurs to me that there is a bit of a geographical gap. I would get on a coach at Victoria and travel non-stop to Blackpool or Manchester, or I would get a tube train to just before the M1 and hitch-hike. Coming back I would reverse the process. I knew absolutely nothing about what lay in between those two points.

 

[Ed Vaughan]



Appears to be one of Bestie's training-mates, not one of the fans.

I think he's one of the Norn Iron (Northern Ireland) squad from back in the day.

 

[Ed Vaughan]

Arsenal v Wolves, Highbury 1973.

Still wearing the boots, dunno about those jeans and turn-ups.

 

[yankmod]

Appears to be one of Bestie's training-mates, not one of the fans.

I was jokin about the "Proto-Chav" with his track bottoms tucked into the socks.Most of the time I'm havin a Larf.Such serious bizness this.

 

[Ed Vaughan]

No good for the book, I'm afraid - copyright Ian Berry. 1971

 

[bunty]

Great photos Ed - how did that Georgie Best song go again?

 

[Ed Vaughan]



Great photos Ed - how did that Georgie Best song go again?

Which one?

 

[bunty]

I can only remember the 'Oh Georgie...' bit - it was the name of my tortoise

 

[Ed Vaughan]



I can only remember the 'Oh Georgie...' bit - it was the name of my tortoise

The Handbag song?

Georgie the Belfast Boy?

Others too rude that would get me banned?

 

[yankmod]

I can only remember the 'Oh Georgie...' bit - it was the name of my tortoise

Rod Stewart song?

 

[Ed Vaughan]



Rod Stewart song?

Lyrics: 'Georgie-boy, was gay I guess...' - most definitely not.

 

[browniecj]



Put that way it makes perfect sense.
I don't think anyone would have claimed that satellite towns of London could have been influenced by the North. Certainly I haven't.
Now I think back to my experiences in 68/69, it occurs to me that there is a bit of a geographical gap. I would get on a coach at Victoria and travel non-stop to Blackpool or Manchester, or I would get a tube train to just before the M1 and hitch-hike. Coming back I would reverse the process. I knew absolutely nothing about what lay in between those two points.

The reason why I put that M-o-M is that around here in Lincolnshire,they were influenced by the North.Yet it is quicker to get to London than Manchester.OK,so it is about 80/100 miles from Central London-but to get to Manchester today takes 3/4 hours (London is 2 1/2 hours max.).There are Photos up,on other Sites,that quote "The Twisted Wheel" etc.,where the Music and Club Influence came from.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]



Arsenal v Wolves, Highbury 1973.
Still wearing the boots, dunno about those jeans and turn-ups.

Good grief... I remember those t-shirts with stars on!

 

[Ed Vaughan]



Good grief... I remember those t-shirts with stars on!

Remember them - I'm still wearing mine! (I wish, nowaday I'd have to sew two together.)